Grateful Dead Telluride 87 Johannsen

automator · Fri Sep 01, 2006 10:46 pm

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admiller83 · Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:31 pm

So I just picked up one of these from Dead.net for $50 and it is s/n out of 400 by Johannsen. Is this a third printing? This post does not mention a s/n edition for the first or second run. Can any mods help out with some info?

brewer247 · Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:02 am

I was assuming when I purchased one that it was a 3rd edition as well. Just my thought though.......

The_WiZarD · Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:01 pm

Yes it's a 3rd printing. It's a new printing using different paper and inks and is signed and numbered out of 400. It's not the first or second printing.

Tue Aug 12, 2008 2:07 pm

I believe the 1st two printings were OPs, so I modified the entry.

admiller83 · Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:59 am

What does "OP" stand for?

MattStrine · Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:29 am

admiller83 wrote:What does "OP" stand for?

Good question! I've definitely looked at some of the vintage concert prints and wondered about the different edition abbreviations.

franklinstowr · Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:28 am

admiller83 wrote:What does "OP" stand for?

I believe it is Original printing?

admiller83 · Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:59 pm

Wow. I don't know if this is a backlash from the badly packaged Emek prints but my Telluride print came today in the biggest tube I have ever gotten a poster in. This thing is mondo big. Like 8 inches in diameter. HUGE. nice print. I got 89/400.

Fri Aug 15, 2008 10:29 pm

MattStrine wrote:
admiller83 wrote:What does "OP" stand for?
Good question! I've definitely looked at some of the vintage concert prints and wondered about the different edition abbreviations.

They generally follow Eric King's guide:

OP=Original Printing
RP=Reprinting
OHB=Original Handbill
RHB=Reprint Handbill
OPC=Original Postcard
RPC=Reprint Postcard

attackonthebass · Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:44 am

admiller83 wrote:Wow. I don't know if this is a backlash from the badly packaged Emek prints but my Telluride print came today in the biggest tube I have ever gotten a poster in. This thing is mondo big. Like 8 inches in diameter. HUGE. nice print. I got 89/400.

Do you recall how much you paid for shipping? It looks like all of the shipping that I've seen starts at $24.00 bucks, I'm sure after TONS of complaints and returns they got sick of having to deal with damaged prints and pissed off customers.

It took about 2 1/2 months to get a replacement print sent to me.

my replacement emek print also came in one of those CANNON's, I can't say that it did a whole lot of good. The print was still bouncing around in the drymounting tube and I still ended up having some issue's with the corners

Now DEAD.NET has these up for sale for $100.00

rrcpnet · Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:18 pm

I believe OP stands for offset print meaning offset lithograph. The original is a litho not a silkscreen. This print has been highly bootlegged too.

SpaceYourAntelope · Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:46 pm

were the 2 OP editions also signed by the artist? or just RP-3?

ErocAfellar · Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:59 pm

SpaceYourAntelope wrote:were the 2 OP editions also signed by the artist? or just RP-3?

not sure of the answer, but he is very communicative via FB: https://www.facebook.com/SteveJohannsenArt

I got one of his last copies of the original printing from him a few years ago.

SpaceYourAntelope · Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:13 pm

Great, thanks for the tip!